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Sheffield reaches £36m equal pay settlement
FINANCE

Sheffield reaches £36m equal pay settlement

By Martin Ford | 23 September 2025

Sheffield City Council is to spend £36m to settle equal pay claims lodged by trade unions Unison, GMB and Unite.

WORKFORCE

Safety shouldn't be too much for women to ask for

By Heather Jameson | 18 September 2025

Councils cannot ignore what persists within their own workplace cultures, writes Heather Jameson.

UNIONS

EXCLUSIVE SURVEY: 'Women are being failed'

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2025

One in 10 local authority female staff have experienced inappropriate touching by a manager, a la...

PAY

Levelling the paying field

By Martin Ford | 17 September 2025

With a host of newly-minted unitaries set to spring up around England in the coming months and ye...

LEGISLATION

Fire and rehire ban 'burned-out shell'

By Izzy Lepone | 08 September 2025

Trade union Unite has described the Government’s commitment to ban the practice of fire and rehir...

BIRMINGHAM

Brum bin workers back further strike action

By Izzy Lepone | 03 September 2025

Bin workers in Birmingham have voted ‘overwhelmingly’ to extend strike action until spring, trade...

POLITICS

Reform UK plan to overhaul LGPS sparks backlash

By William Eichler | 01 September 2025

Reforming the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (LGPS) could save taxpayers ar...

UNIONS

The lost art of union relations

By Pam Parkes | 13 August 2025

Working with unions has changed. For councils to thrive through the coming changes, they will nee...

PAY

Jumping the pay hurdle

By Graham Farrant | 30 July 2025

BCP Council has completed its transformation by delivering a long-awaited equal pay deal. Graham ...

PAY

Employers and unions agree pay deal

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2025

Local government employers and the Unison and GMB trade unions have agreed a pay deal for the sec...

POLICY

Peers pass fire and hire exemption

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025

Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...

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